Staff announcement - Mrs. Penno is retiringMrs. Heather Penno has decided to retire from her role as our Band Director/Music/Drama Teacher at the end of this school year. As a school we are happy for Mrs. Penno and her decision, but we are also sad to lose such a quality educator who has made such an impact within our school community during her time in Morris. Our music and band students have had or, will soon have the pleasure of being the recipient of a great band trip experience. In the Senior Years' Band trip, we witnessed Mrs. Penno's skillful execution of an educational band performance for two elementary schools and the detailed nature of the two day trip. So...we have a chance to honour Mrs. Penno, while allowing our alumni to have some fun at the same time. Wednesday, June 5th will be Mrs. Penno's final Morris School Band Concert. As per last week's blog post, Mrs. Penno is inviting any of her former students to join in the performance of the Mass Band song at the June 5 Spring Concert. Please contact her to receive your music. What a great way to send Mrs. Penno off into her new chapter of life by having too many alumni wanting to play...we love good problems! K to 6....Taco in a Bag - May 21st & 28thGrade 9-12...June Exam ScheduleDid someone say food!?!Grade 5's to the symphony...A reflectionOur Grade 5 students accompanied Mrs. Penno, some staff, and parent volunteers to the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Here are some reflections... Experiences from the Symphony I enjoyed the symphony and I thought that it was cool when they had a choir do the song Adeimus and when the Catholic school played the violins with the song Spring from the Four Seasons. I was extra surprised when I saw my picture that I painted to the song Galop on the screen as well as Makyla’s picture. When we saw the dance I thought it was very cool and they must have worked very hard on it. by Kira Berg Symphony I liked the symphony because they played music that brought us together and made us happy. They also included us and let us have a chance to show our musical voice. by Candice Olayan The Field Trip First we went to the symphony. My group was Danika, Katie, her dad and me. When we got there we sat down and there was a cool dance group that danced with scarves and then the song Galop came on and two pieces of art from each school came on the big screen. Mine got shown in front of two thousand people. Then we went to the Old Spaghetti Factory and there was bread on a stick. Then we went to the Children’s Museum and we played family. I loved it all! by Makyla Heinrichs Emily Isaak Brings the community togetherMorris School would like to thank the members of our community who supported the Emily Isaak Fundraiser with your time, talent, and/or your treasures! There are too many people to name, but anyone who gave of their time, money and those who just came to support the family, ALL contributions were SO appreciated. Thank you for making us proud to be a part of such an amazing community! The two BBQ'd meals, silent auction, pie auction, and stationary cycling events as well as multiple generous donations raised over $15,000!!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! Grades 5/6 and 7/8 Softball at Lowe FarmOn Thursday the 5/6's headed to Lowe Farm for the annual softball tournament. Morris had 4 teams representing the school this year. The weather eventually cooperated and while wins and losses weren't recorded, the Mavericks put their skills on display and had plenty of fun doing it. The 7/8 teams played on Friday, with the girls finishing the day 3-1, being just 2 runs short of a first place finish. The boys faced some tough competition but still managed to win their first game of the day. Special thanks to Keanna and Payton for coaching and mentoring the younger students! Mavericks hit the beach!!The Mavericks beach volleyball program has been quietly practicing after most have gone home for the weekends. The teams have been out at the beach court every Friday since the snow melted, and are now ramping up to two practices a week for the end of season tournaments. Morris has 8 teams playing at the High School Beach Volleyball Provincial Championships on May 24/25 and 2 teams playing at the Junior High Beach Volleyball Championships on June 7th.. Good luck and play well! Mavericks contributing at nationals!A number of Morris Maverick students love volleyball so much, they continue to play it after their respective high school seasons. Grade 9 students Amy Neustater (15U Providence Pilots), Payton Leflar (15U U of M Jr Bisons Gold), Coach Mrs. Leflar (15U U of M Jr Bisons Brown), Andrew Penner (15U Pilots), Grade 10 students Bryce Neustater (16U Pilots), Holly and Karly Edel (16U Pilots) have all competed or, are currently competing at their respective age group Nationals. We are so proud how you have represented our school community over the club season. We look forward to these students bringing back the skills they have developed and the things they have learned to the Mavericks next fall. Congratulations! Below: (left) Payton Leflar's (middle of first row) team earns Division 1, Tier 3 gold medal winners @ 15U Volleyball Nationals in Edmonton; (right) Mrs. Leflar's team (back row; far left) earns Division 3, Tier 1 gold medal @ the same tournament. Community futures - R Biz Summer Camp!Comments are closed.
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